“The video was directed by the Tanaka Bros (who also did my videos, ILL, These Days, and Hands). When I’ve worked with them in the past, I let them take the reigns conceptually. However, on this go around I already the idea completely in my head, so I sat them down to pitch it. I was nervous they…
Category: Features
Quote Club: Brooklyn songwriter Madeleine Dopico describes her sound on ‘Nice Boy’
Madeleine Dopico is a Brooklyn based songwriter and a a graduate of The University of Pennsylvania. ‘Nice Boy’ is a contemporary piece of alt-pop with soaring melodies, electronic production and an eerily powerful piano riff. Check out what she has to say about the track below. “Nice Boy really influenced the sound for my upcoming…
Quote Club: Los Angeles based producer and songwriter Equanimous releases expansive new single ‘Spirit’
“Spirit took me over two years to make and it was an interesting process how we got from start to finish. It started with recording the beautiful operatic vocals we hear during the intro and bridge from a talented vocalist named Lovelle. That’s also where the “dna” sample comes from that you hear in the…
Premiere: Folk fusion ensemble BONOMO release their enigmatic new single ‘Tomorrow’
Folk fusion ensemble BONOMO have released their genre-defying new single ‘Tomorrow’. It’s a stirring track full of energy and emotion, with elegant instrumentation and gripping tension. They recently performed at City Winery NYC and are beginning to make a name for themselves through their unique soundscapes. Influences ranging from folk to jazz to classical bleed…
Quote Club: ‘Pinky Up’ is the new single produced by Dear Lola and performed by Lia – Taken from the documentary series ‘Unframed’
‘Pinky Up’ is the new single produced by Dear Lola and performed by Lia. It is taken from a documentary series called “Unframed” presenting conversations amongst creators. “At the end of last summer I was getting over a break-up. I was in between places, had just temporarily moved back in with my parents, and really drowned it all by making…
Quote Club: Indie-electro duo Phiilo release energetic new single ‘Make You Mine’ via BonFire Records
“The track is about falling in love with a girl (in this case on a summer night), and just getting lost in the night with one another. You start losing track of time, and letting yourself fall into something in a way that’s probably too fast and never going to actually work out beyond a…
Launchpad: Newcastle based songwriter Martha Hill releases debut single ‘Spiders’
‘Spiders’ is the debut single from Newcastle based songwriter Martha Hill. Having grown up as one of six siblings on a remote Scottish peninsula, Hill began touring across Europe as a street musician from the age of 17. She has now relocate to the north of England and is beginning to craft her own identity…
On The Record: We chat to Mystery Friends about their name, Washington, ‘Can’t Say’ and moderately dancable music
Hey, thanks for chatting to us . Could you tell our readers something about yourself that they might not find out otherwise? I think we can start with the name itself. Back in late 2016, we had the hardest time trying to find a band name, and we kept finding ourselves at a standstill. The name “Mystery Friends” is actually…
Quote Club: Ralph Reign delivers an enigmatic blend of textures on ‘Take Me’
‘Take Me’ is the standout single from ‘Astral Pastel’, Ralph Reign’s new album. With Afro-Latino ethnic roots, the New York born songwriter is charting his own path. Now based on the West Coast Ralph Reign delivers and enigmatic blend of genres and musical textures; with influences ranging from Stevie Wonder to Andre 3000. “We all…
Quote Club: French beatsmith ALM releases collaborative EP ‘Beauty for Freedom’
“I am a sound engineer, beatmaker and artist producer from France. I started making rap music at 11 but I really invested myself in the music industry at 20. In 2008, I released my first EP and album that I fully produced. Thanks to that, I discovered the mixing and mastering processes. I did an…
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